Decision Workspace
hexler vs pretty-hex vs hexxdump
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
hexler
experimentalv1.0.0
A colorful hex printer with opinionated defaults
68
pretty-hex
growingv0.4.2
Pretty hex dump of bytes slice in the common style.
49
hexxdump
growingv1.1.1
A simple, configurable tool for generating hex dumps
Core Metrics
| hexler | pretty-hex | hexxdump | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 68 | 49 |
| Total Downloads | 224 | 18.6M | 5.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 3 | 1.3M | 38 |
| Dependents | 0 | 1.7K | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 8 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 161d ago | 12d ago | 376d ago |
| Age | 5m | 8y | 3y 3m |
Health Breakdown
hexler
Maintenance
6
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
pretty-hex
Maintenance
17
Quality
17
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
hexxdump
Maintenance
5
Quality
21
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| hexler | pretty-hex | hexxdump | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.0 | 0.4.2 | 1.1.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 581KB | 7KB | 7KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | — | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.70 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •pretty-hex leads with a health score of 68/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •pretty-hex is depended on by 1.7K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ hexxdump has not been updated in over a year.
- •pretty-hex is pre-1.0 — API may change.